baby names meaning brave
Discover 20 baby names associated with brave. Each includes full meaning, cultural origin, pronunciation, and popularity ranking.
baby names that mean brave at a glance
- Names
- 20
- Girls · Boys · Unisex
- 1 · 17 · 2
- Top origin
- English
- Most popular (2025)
- Valentina #35
Our directory has 20 baby names that mean brave: 1 girls' name, 17 boys' names and 2 unisex names.
In the 2025 Social Security rankings, the most popular is Valentina (#35 for girls), followed by Wyatt (#38 for boys), Everett (#77 for boys) and Leonardo (#91 for boys). 9 of them ranked in the US top 1,000 that year.
The most common origins are English (5), German (5) and Italian (2).
Koa has climbed fastest, from #582 in 2020 to #269 in 2025; Casey rose from #517 to #320 over 5 years.
For something less common, Bernard, Geert and Leopold were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025.
They average 6.7 letters, from Koa to Valentina, and 55% have two syllables.
Most popular in 2025
- Bernardbrave bearGerman · boy
- Bernardobrave as a bearPortuguese · boy
- Caseybrave in battle, vigilantIrish · unisex#320
- Dustinbrave warrior, Thor's stoneEnglish · boy#729
- Everettbrave, strong boarEnglish · boy#77
- Garrettbrave with a spearEnglish · boy#564
- Geertbrave spearDutch · boy
- Gerhardbrave spearGerman · boy
- Jabaribrave, fearlessAfrican · boy
- Koabrave, bold, fearless warriorHawaiian · boy#269
- Leonardbrave as a lionGerman · boy#637
- Leonardobrave as a lionItalian · boy#91
- Leopoldbold people, brave folkGerman · boy
- Manningson of the brave oneEnglish · boy
- Reinhardtbrave counselGerman · boy
- Riccardobrave rulerItalian · boy
- Takeshifierce warrior, military, braveJapanese · boy
- Valentinastrong, healthy, braveLatin · girl#35
- Valorcourage, bravery in battleLatin · unisex
- Wyattbrave in war, little warriorEnglish · boy#38
questions about baby names that mean brave
Which baby names that mean brave are the most popular in 2025?
Based on the 2025 Social Security data, the most popular baby names that mean brave are Valentina (#35 for girls), Wyatt (#38 for boys), Everett (#77 for boys), Leonardo (#91 for boys) and Koa (#269 for boys).
Which baby names that mean brave are rising in popularity?
Koa has climbed from #582 in 2020 to #269 in 2025. Casey (#517 to #320) and Valentina (#73 to #35) are also rising.
What are some unique baby names that mean brave?
Bernard, Geert, Leopold, Reinhardt and Takeshi were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025, so they stay distinctive while still carrying real meaning and history.
Are baby names that mean brave more common for girls or boys?
Of 20 baby names that mean brave on HushName, 1 are girls' names, 17 are boys' names and 2 are unisex.
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